Winner! Gagnon!
One aspect of the WECA comics (1941-46) that truly made them Canadian was the great effort they went to in order to engage their readers. One of these central ways was the almost monthly implementation of contests right from the…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Customers do not engage […] with comics news sites
Brian Hibbs has his latest Tilting At Windmills column up at CBR and while it’s a discussion of DC’s Villains month he dedicates the first half of the article to discussing customers and their buying habits. It’s an interesting read…
BIFF SOCKO: “That Phyla-Vell is a Lucky, Lucky Woman”
It’s time for another update from BIFF SOCKO, TWO-FISTED NEWSHOUND. Biff Socko covers Comic Book News like zits on the A-V Club. Faster than Perry White! Stronger than J. Jonah Jameson! Hotter than Cat Grant. He is…BIFF SOCKO! DATE LINE:…
Waiting For Trades
In the business world, you need to be quick to supply your product to your customers. If your customer has to wait, they will find the product somewhere else. Or, it is quite possible that your customer will change their…
Crash 3! Page 14
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Review | The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward
A tale of intrigue, mystery and the macabre, H.P. Lovecraft’s The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward is masterfully adapted by I.N.J. Culbard into a compelling read. Providence, Rhode Island, 1928. A dangerous inmate disappears from a private hospital for the…
“Masks” Bring Golden Age Characters Together
Although they may not be familiar to many young comics readers except through movies, “Masks” remains true to the original characters throughout while assembling their talents to fight a war that could be front page headlines today - the evil of politicians with too much power.
Web Arted June 28th
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly from ComicLink's May Featured Auction.
Auction Highlights #78
Auction Highlights #78, Comic Link June Focused Auction The Silver/Bronze portion of the Comic Link Focused Auction has just ended, all results below ended between Tuesday June 26th and Wednesday June 27th. Relatively weak auction this time around, we basically…
Pride – Same-Sex Comics and Characters
This week Toronto is celebrating Gay Pride and in the spirit of this celebration I have decided to talk about some LGBTQ comics and comic characters. Recently the popular comic, Saga, had some drama around same sex explicit images in…
The Big Book
In the last couple of days I’ve been thinking about what the world of WECA comics (Canadian Whites) really needs and, besides the searchable index/data base and a price guide, what I think that this area really needs is a…
People are still very angry about Superior Spider-Man
If twitter had existed in 1971 I can only assume that we would have seen tweets like this: What? Spider-Man doesn’t have six arms! Thanks for ruining this book @roythomas! Or if it had existed in 1984 this would be…
Undervalued Spotlight #163
EH! #4, Charlton Comics, June 1954 One of the most important factors that make a comic collectible is the cover. Of course the character is the primary factor in determining collectability and it’s followed by a plethora of other factors,…
Review | Dia de los Muertos
Riley Rossmo invites a handful of great writers to his Dia de los Muertos party, and the results are fantastic.
I Fell Asleep During Man of Steel
There’s no doubt you’ve heard a lot about the new Superman movie, Man of Steel. You’ve probably read Scott’s and Anthony’s thoughts on the movie, here on Comic Book Daily. Well… I don’t have too many thoughts on the movie,…
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Crash 3! by Dennis de Pues continues exclusively on comicbookdaily.com If you enjoy this storyline, we are proud to announce that Crash!!1 and Crash!!2 are now available for Digital Download in our CBD Store.
Web Arted June 21st
A gathering of wonderful art spotted by yours truly these last seven days.
Man of Steel
There is no superhero, not even Batman, that is much of a worldwide cultural icon as Superman. Everyone knows who he is, what clothes he wears, and what powers he has. Everyone knows who his girlfriend is, who his best…
Market Trends
Splash page from Batman #1 gets $660 on eBay. Details here. I got an email from a friend about this. My buddy thought this was crazy but I’m going to try to look at it from a different perspective. This…
Comic Culture June 19th 2013
This week Comic Culture host Chris Owen tries out a new co-host in Marty Birthelmer. Marty jumps into the co-host chair putting Walter Durajlija into the producers chair. Walt had some dental work done that involves a retainer limiting his…
Texting Murray Karn
On Saturday, August 25, among many other winners, three Canadian comics creators will be inducted into the Hall of Fame category: Katherine Collins (Arn Saba) from more recent decades and Vernon Miller and Murray Karn from earliest days of Canadian…